Exceptional, French, Neoclassical period commode

Item 1065 Of demi-lune form having acajou moucheté (plum pudding mahogany) veneers and original hand-beveled marble top; having three central drawers, each one framed with bronze ornament and two functioning side compartments with hinged doors. Circa 1780. Stamped F. REIZELL twice to top and G. KEMP once to top. François Reizell was a German ébéniste who established his workshop on the faubourg Saint-Antoine. In 1770 he moved to the rue des Saints-Pères. His principal client was the prince de Condé for whom he supplied pieces at the Palais Bourbon and for the country houses at Chantilly and Villegenis. Guillaume Kemp, maître in 1764. 35" high by 58" wide by 25½" deep Similar Antiques Related Antique Furniture Commodes, Louis XVI, French, French Formal, 18th century, Mahogany, Mahogany Veneer

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